Volleyball Hosts Iowa State Wednesday
Oct. 26, 2004
Lawrence, Kan. – Kansas volleyball will look for its second straight Big 12 victory Wednesday night when it hosts Iowa State at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The Jayhawks are 12-7 overall and 3-7 in league play with 10 regular-season Big 12 matches remaining.
Match time is set for 7 p.m. Gametracker and post-match results will be available on kuathletics.com.
Quick Notes
Iowa State Preview
The Cyclones (8-12, 1-10 Big 12) are coming off two home losses last week to Northern Iowa and Oklahoma. Freshman middle blocker Erin Boeve was the offensive star for Iowa State last week, tallying 37 kills on a .380 hitting percentage.
Iowa State’s only conference victory of the season at Oklahoma on Sept. 17. The Cyclones are 5-4 on the road this season.
The Kansas/Iowa State Series
With a 3-2 win over the Cyclones on Oct. 13, Kansas tied the all-time series with Iowa State 32-32-1. The Jayhawks also hold a 10-match win streak over Iowa State, which dates back to Sept. 23, 2000.
The Last Time KU & ISU Met…
Kansas halted a five-match skid with a victory over Iowa State Oct. 13 at the Hilton Coliseum. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones in five games, 30-23, 29-31, 28-30, 30-24 and 15-5.
Ashley Michaels led KU with 22 kills on a .391 attack percentage. Lima added 18 kills (.351) and added 15 digs and four blocks. Jana Correa and Emily Brown (.393) each added 12 kills while Paula Caten had eight of her own.
Jill Dorsey led the defense with 22 digs with four others – Correa, Brown, Andi Rozum and Lima – adding at least 11. Rozum had a match-high 63 assists on the night.
KU hit .306 and outblocked ISU 13.0 to 10.0. The Jayhawks also tallied a season-high 86 digs.
Iowa State Probable Starters
L – Katie Churm (5-7, So., Irvine, Calif.) — 4th in Big 12 with 4.15 dpg
MB – Katie Kruenegel (6-1, Jr., Leawood, Kan.) — 2.61 kills per game
MB – Erin Boeve (6-2, Fr., Steen, Minn.) — 2.70 kpg; .251 hitting %
S – Amanda Craig (5-9, Jr., West Des Moines, Iowa) — 11.61 apg
OH – Nicole Lorenzen (6-0, So., Fremont, Iowa) — 2.62 kpg; 2.41 dpg
OH – Katie Jessen (5-11, So., Kansas City, Mo.) — 2.87 kills per game
OH – Brittany Dalager (5-11, Sr., Minneota, Minn.) — 3.69 dpg
KU Probable Starters
L – #1 Jill Dorsey (5-9, Sr., Wellsville, Kan.) KU’s starter for the third straight season and recently collected 1,000 digs for her career … Has led the KU defense in digs in every match of the season … Ranks second in the Big 12 with 4.51 digs per game … Led KU with a match-best 15 digs last week at Oklahoma.
MB – #10 Josi Lima (6-0, Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil) First-Team All-Big 12 selection … Attacks from any spot on the court and is an aggressive blocker … Leads KU with 3.60 kills and .034 aces per game … Also adds 2.32 digs per game … Has led the Jayhawks in kills on nine occasions in 2004.
MB – #2 Ashley Michaels (6-1, Sr., Wathena, Kan.) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … Leads KU and ranked fifth in the league with 1.50 blocks per game … Also paces the Jayhawks with a .324 attack percentage and adds 3.12 kills per game … Has posted 20 or more kills twice in the last five matches.
S – #9 Andi Rozum (5-10, Jr., Loveland, Colo.) A three-year starter for the Jayhawks … Also an aggressive blocker (0.93 bpg) … Has a powerful jump serve … Leads KU with 11.82 assists per game … Adds 1.76 digs and 1.03 kills per game.
OPP – #7 Emily Brown (6-2, Fr., Baldwin, Kan.) Can play anywhere in the lineup … Preseason Big 12 co-Freshman of the Year … Second on the team in digs (2.43 dpg) and fifth in kills (2.18 kpg … Notched double-digit digs in eight matches this season. OH – #8 Paula Caten (6-3, Jr.-Tr., Canarana, Brazil) Powerful hitter with great energy and length … An NJCCA All-American transfer out of Barton County C.C. … Fourth on the squad with 2.48 kills per game.
OH – #4 Jana Correa (6-0, So., Macapa, Brazil) Has sat out five matches this season with an injury … Averages 3.00 kills per game in 12 matches this season … Notched double-digit kills in five of her last six matches … Paced KU with 17 kills last week at Oklahoma.
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